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Le Haut Pays et les Gilets Jaunes
Sometimes, I just have to get out of Nice. It’s been a while since I’ve been in a natural environment, so Saturday morning I rode the “Train des Merveilles” to the easily accessible small town of Breil sur Roya. Napoleon … Continue reading
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La Promenade
Nice’s “boardwalk” is on the Promenade des Anglais, one of France’s most famous streets. Its narrower, shorter genesis was called the “chemin des Anglais” (a path), back in the early 19th century when British (including royalty) first built villas here … Continue reading
Posted in expat, expat life, France, Nice, France, Promenade des Anglais
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Italie
From Nice, we are 25 miles/40 kilometers to the border with Italy. Once there, you can visit remote towns like Apricale or Dolceaqua for fine views, honey and other mountain specialties, cut through the Apennines to sample the famous red … Continue reading
La Maladie
We’ve had the misfortune of having to do a deep dive on the Maladie Assurance, or the French national health insurance, in the last few months. I am going to be brief in talking about our experiences and what we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in expat, France, health care, Nice, France
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Les Gilets Jaunes
Last week I spent a few days in Paris, between two weekends. Several US-based friends emailed me to suggest I avoid the city because of the news reports of protests and violence by the Gilets Jaunes “movement.” It never entered … Continue reading
Posted in culture, expat, expat life, France, Gilets Jaunes, Nice, France, protests
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